Conservator Le Crayon a Gratter Cleaning Restoration Pencils for Coins and Artifacts - 5 Pencil Set

• Restoration 5 pencil set consisting of 4 scraper pencils and 1 steel wool brush made in France

• Cleans copper, bronze, silver and gold coins and artifacts

• The white fiberglass tip allows you to gently remove soft dirt in open fields, between legends, and reverses details, with no harm or damage to the patina. 

• The black carbon steel tip makes it possible to remove the harder deposits without removing the patina.

• The brass tip eliminates difficult deposits in the reliefs and legends of coins by slow and gentle probing.

• The brass scalpel tip allows you to remove even the largest concretions only. Be careful, this tip can scratch your find and damage the patina.

• Our steel wool tip is an awesome tool for final polishing of bronze or silver coins and artifacts. Never use it on a wet surface!

This set of 5 cleaning pencils including 4 pencils and 1 steel wool brush pencil is a great addition to your cleaning toolbox. We do recommend being very careful when cleaning copper-based items, as it is probably the most "sensitive" or softest metal. The fiberglass and carbon pencils in this set can be sharpened with a regular pencil sharpener.

More versatile than other pencil sets you may find online! Lighter, thinner and longer than other pencils with longer fittings. These will also last longer while being more comfortable to use. Ideal on bronze coins such as ancient Roman Coins, US Indian Head Pennies or 2-cent pieces.  Perfect for cleaning bronze coins and artifacts found while metal detecting

We highly recommend that, whether you are new to cleaning or an old-timer, always begin with the gentlest tool, before progressing further.

1) The white fiberglass pencil is the easiest and most benign tool to use in this set. The mild tip is best used to remove soft dirt from wet or dry surfaces with no harm to patinas. 

2)  Our brass pencil point should be your next option after using our fiberglass pencil. Use these tools if the crust on your coin or artifact proves to be very hard. You should stop using them before you actually reach the surface. 

3)  The black carbon steel tip is best used to remove medium-hard encrustations. Applied judiciously, it will not harm patinas and can be used on wet or dry surfaces. 

4) Our steel wool tip is an awesome tool for final polishing of bronze or silver coins and artifacts. Never use it on a wet surface!

When applying our pencils to your cleaning projects, we highly suggest you use them in the accepted tried but true manner of tiny circular motions, NOT back and forth or up and down which will damage patinas. Start gently and then figure what amount of pressure is appropriate. 

Made in France and ships from the US.